Erin was born and raised in San Diego County. She has always loved history but after visiting Colonial Williamsburg and Washington D.C. on a school trip in seventh grade, she knew she wanted to a career in museums. She attended Cal State Fullerton for her B.A. and ten years later went back for her Masters. She worked in museum education at Rancho Los Cerritos in Long Beach for many years and has taught English in South Korea and Germany. In her free time she likes to spend time with her boyfriend, especially going out to eat and watching movies and, unsurprisingly, visiting other museums and historic sites.